Monday, May 4, 2015

Just Saying Thanks

Many of you long-time
stampers are no strangers to Ellen Gordon of Evolving Images. Now retired, she was the designer of many clever
and time-saving stamping tools, in addition to a line of stamps.My favorite tools were her Layering
Templates.These were sets of graduated
clear acrylic pieces in basic shapes that were sized for A2 cards.Using these took all of the guesswork and
tedious measuring out of making frames as well as layers.You simply laid out your stamped piece or
cardstock of choice, topped it with a template, and cut around it with your
craft knife.Instant perfection!You could also sponge around any of the
shapes for soft framing.

The background on
today's card was cut out with one of her templates . . .

By more than ten
years, Ellen also beat the current stencil mania – and then some – when she
designed beautiful sets of stamps, and provided stencils to match. Always one to go for the extra touch, her
stencil sets included the cutout pieces as well as the mortises. This allowed you to stamp the images, cover
them with the punch-out, and sponge in your background. Or you could surround the image with the
mortise and sponge in just the image. Both
methods were used on this card which uses two of her leaf sets.

Ellen's clever ideas
made designing and card-creating easier for thousands of happy stampers and her input is very much missed. Happy Retirement, Ellen!

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In 2000, I picked up a magazine with a funny name: RubberStampMadness. "What on earth is this?" I wondered, and began thumbing through it. By page 5, I had heart palpitations, was seriously hooked a few pages later, and have been happily addicted ever since. I am a retired TWA flight attendant and have stayed busy with several pursuits, but am happiest when I'm stamping. As a resident in the wilds of North NJ, we've got plenty of bears to deal with, but next to no stamping stores to play in. Hopefully, someone will recognize an opportunity and spring to our rescue. Meanwhile, I plan to stay connected to the stamping world at large via my blog. Welcome to my world - please do come in!
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